Calm Order is Best of Houzz 2020!

For the fifth year in the row, Calm Order is honoured to be awarded Best of Houzz 2020!

This award is given to professionals and designs on Houzz based on customer feedback, reviews and services offered. The purpose is to recognize the top-rated professionals and their work in all areas of the home - from organizing to design and landscaping. The “Best of Houzz” awards are organized by category and region and are marked on each professional’s profile on the Houzz website. This way, when people are looking to find a contractor or professional organizer in their area, they can tell based on their profile badges if they are a top-rated business or not.

Calm Order has been honoured to receive this award since 2016. As a Houzz recommended company, Calm Order is proud of the work we have done throughout the city of Calgary in the areas of decluttering, downsizing, professional organizing, space planning and move-related packing and unpacking.

On behalf of the Calm Order team, Karen said that they are “super delighted and excited” to be recognized for the fifth year in a row by the online interior design and home improvement site.

“We love what we do and we love our clients, and we strive to be better all the time,” she said.

To learn more about this award and view Calm Order’s profile, visit the Houzz website here. Calm Order clients are encouraged to visit and leave a review based on their experience, and those interested are welcome to view the profile to take a look at some of Calm Order’s projects and testimonials from past clients.

For more information on Calm Order’s team and service offerings, browse our website!

The Right Space for You

Are you living in the right space for your life right now? 

As people age and their lives change (retirement, becoming empty-nesters), the space they are currently living in may not work for them anymore. Much of this has to do with the items and belongings in this space, how it is organized, and how big it is. As people transition into different stages in their life, it may be time for them to re-think their current situation and start making plans for the future. 

Earlier in life (ages 20-40), people tend to accumulate a lot of “stuff.” Often, these are items that people eventually grow out of or no longer need – especially when it comes to children’s items, old sporting equipment, out-of-date clothing and accessories. While many people convince themselves they need to hang on to it “just in case” for many years, the reality is that you probably won’t be needing them anytime soon.  

This is especially important to consider as people age and think about changing their space and down-sizing into a smaller home. Before reaching this stage, it is a good idea to start going through all the “stuff” that has been accumulated while people have the time, energy, and ability to dedicate to the task.  

A good way for people to start this process is to ask themselves why they have been hanging on to all these belongings for so long – is it because of sentimental reasons, or a sense of obligation? Only keep items that are useful, and evoke feelings of love and value. If an item is no longer useful and isn’t bringing any joy or value into your life, then it isn’t worth hanging onto.  

If people are supporting someone else in this process, whether it is aging parents, relatives or friends, it is important to try and complete this process with them sooner rather than later. Often, many of the items keep for sentimental reasons have interesting stories and history that can be forgotten or lost as they are stored with an assortment of other items and belongings. Taking the time to organize and declutter their belongings together can bring a greater understanding of their purpose and how they may be given a new life or purpose instead of being regulated to a storage room or garbage bin. 

It may seem premature to undertake this process earlier in life, but why keep holding on to these items and pay for them to be packed up and moved or disposed of when they were never needed to begin with? Delaying the process with only make for a bigger headache later on – it is never to early to be prepared. 

This process can be overwhelming, and it can be difficult to say goodbye to items that have been accumulated over a lifetime. The team at Calm Order can help individuals struggling with finding the right space and preparing for their changes in life through the entire organization process and beyond. Large projects like this don’t have to be undertaken alone – Calm Order is here to help! 

2020 is the year to get organized!

It’s the start of the New Year and that means setting goals for the year ahead! Getting organized is at the top of many people’s to-do list for 2020, but finding the motivation to just get started can be difficult. Where does one start? How does one start? There are so many aspects involved with getting organized - from your home to your work to your family, organization affects every part of your life. To help you get started, we’ve outline a few resources you can use to help you get organized:

Peter Walsh’s #31Days2GetOrganized Challenge

It’s not too late to follow along with the famous organizer’s 31-day challenge, which focuses on organizing and decluttering a different space in your life each day during the month of January. This challenge has been going on for a couple of years now, and all of his daily videos can be accessed from his YouTube page here. The simple videos are easy to follow along with and can help you get started by focusing on only one task or one room at a time. This way, organizing doesn’t seem so overwhelming, and you can work on tackling each space throughout the month and beyond.

Organize 365 Podcast

Get helpful organization tips on your way to work, while you’re exercising, or whenever you listen to podcasts. Organize 365 explores new topics weekly - everything from decluttering an office space to organizing your weekends. The podcast is available on most streaming services, and a full up-to-date list on all the episodes can be found online here.

Simplify Magazine

This magazine is published on a quarterly basis and was started by Joshua Becker, the founder of Becoming Minimalist website. In each issue, you can find new tips and resources from organizing experts on how to live a more simple and organized life. The digital magazine can be accessed online here - readers can access the first issue on “Happiness” for free.

Ask the Organizer at Calm Order

Feeling stuck? Have a quick question you need answered? Submit your question to Calm Order’s Ask the Organizer page, where our team will respond to you with some helpful advice so you can continue working on your organization project. You can even visit the page to see solutions for questions that have previously been submitted. If you’re looking for more in-depth advice, you can also check out previous posts on our blog or contact us for a complimentary half-hour discovery meeting to see how we can help you best meet your organizing goals.